Screenshotrender MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Jun 2026.
Capture website screenshots from any MCP client via the ScreenshotRender API.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add screenshotrender-mcp -e 'SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY=<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY>' -- npx -y screenshotrender-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"screenshotrender-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"screenshotrender-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY": "<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.screenshotrender-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "screenshotrender-mcp"]
env = { SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY = "<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"screenshotrender-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"screenshotrender-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY": "<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"screenshotrender-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"screenshotrender-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY": "<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY> (Your ScreenshotRender API key (starts with sr-). Get one at https://screenshotrender.com).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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